Our distinguished faculty, many of whom are internationally recognized for their work,
have expertise in a broad spectrum of urological subspecialties.
People
Clinician Faculty
Assistant Professor of Urology
Dr. Justin S. Ahn sees patients at Redwood Shores Specialty Care Clinic where he specializes in caring for patients with urinary stones and obstruction. He has expertise in minimally invasive surgical techniques, such as laser prostate enucleation (using lasers to remove excess tissue blocking urine flow), ultrasound-guided access for complex or large stone removal, and robotic and laparoscopic procedures for the urinary tract.
Professor of Urology and Chief, Pediatric Urology, Frank Hinman, Jr., MD Distinguished Professorship in Pediatric Urology
Dr. Baskin sees patients at the Mission Bay campus of the UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital with expertise in all areas of pediatric urologic surgical reconstruction and treatment. His lab has dedicated over 25 years to investigating the causes of congenital and acquired pediatric urologic diseases to advance prospects for cure and prevention.
Assistant Professor of Urology
Dr. Bayne sees patients at Parnassus campus, specializing in Endourology and Laparoscopy. His primary focus is urinary stone disease, ureteral strictures, and those in need of minimally invasive surgery.
Professor of Urology and Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Frank Hinman, Jr. MD Endowed Professor in Urologic Education, Associate Chair for Education and Residency Program Director, Chief of Urology, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, Chief of Genitourinary Reconstructive Surgery at UCSF Health, Program Director, Genitourinary Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship
Dr. Breyer is an internationally recognized expert in male genitourinary reconstruction, urogenital trauma and prostate cancer survivorship surgery. His clinical practice is based at UCSF-Parnassus Heights Campus. He is Vice-Chair of the Department of Urology and Chief of Urology at the Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center. His research group is focused on outcomes in reconstructive urology and trauma and how to improve urinary and sexual wellness.
Assistant Professor in Residence
Dr. Butler sees patients at Parnassus campus, specializing in Urologic Reconstruction. Her primary focus is gender affirming care and genital reconstruction including feminizing vaginoplasty and vulvoplasty and masculinizing metoidioplasty and urethral lengthening procedure.
Professor of Urology, Ken and Donna Derr-Chevron Distinguished Professorship in Urology, Taube Family Distinguished Professor in Urology Department of Urology
Dr. Carroll sees patients at the Mission Bay campus of the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center with a primary focus on surgery for prostate cancer and other genitourinary cancers. He is Principal Investigator on numerous studies and world renown for his work on Active Surveillance and the refinement of minimally invasive surgery for the management of prostate cancer.
Professor of Urology, Associate Chair for Clinical Affairs, Kutzmann Endowed Professor in Clinical Urology
Dr. Chi sees patients at the Parnassus campus of UCSF and Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital with a primary focus on treatment of urinary stone disease, benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH), and patients in need of minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery. Dr. Chi’s lab focuses on studies to understand how kidney stones form and how to treat and prevent them more efficiently and effectively.
Professor of Urology; Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Helen Diller Family Chair in Urology
Dr. Cooperberg sees patients at the Mission Bay campus of the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center and at San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center with a primary focus on early detection, diagnosis, and management of genitourinary malignancy, and using minimally invasive techniques to treat them using robotic, laparoscopic, endoscopic, and percutaneous surgeries.
Professor of Urology, Pediatric Urology Fellowship Director
Dr. Copp is a pediatric urologist who sees patients at the Mission Bay and Oakland campuses of UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals and satellite clinics in Greenbrae and Modesto. She is the principal pediatric urologist for the multidisciplinary UCSF Spina Bifida Clinic. She is also Co-Director of the Transitional Urology Program, a joint effort between UCSF Pediatric and Adult Urology to understand and care for young adults with congenital urologic conditions that will require long-term urologic care. Additionally, in 2018, she was named the Pediatric Urology Fellowship Director.
Urologic Cancer Surgeon, Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Cancer Services, UCSF, Medical Director, Cancer Survivorship and Wellness Institute
Dr. Laura Crocitto is a urologist who specializes in oncology. She sees patients at the Mission Bay campus of the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center. In research, Dr. Crocitto is interested in the use of molecular markers – molecules in blood or tissues that can indicate abnormality – for early detection of prostate cancer.
Professor of Urology
Dr. DiSandro sees patients at the UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital in Mission Bay and Oakland; at Children’s Outpatient Surgery and Specialty Care Walnut Creek; and ValleyCare in Pleasanton. He has expertise in all aspects of pediatric urology.
Professor of Radiation Oncology, Urology, and Medicine , Vice Chair for Translational Research, Department of Radiation Oncology
Dr. Feng sees patients at the Mission Bay campus of the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center. Dr. Feng is nationally known for his approaches of using molecular biomarkers to help guide or personalize radiation therapy for the diagnosis and management of genitourinary malignancies.
Professor, Genitourinary Cancer
Dr. Fong sees patients at the Mission Bay campus of the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center in the genitourinary cancer and immunotherapy clinics. Dr. Fong has focused on cancer immunotherapy throughout his career and is widely known for his research on how the immune system interacts with cancer as well as developing tumor immunotherapies in both mouse models and in patients.
Associate Professor of Urology, Associate Program Director, UCSF Urology Residency Program
Dr. Hampson sees patients at the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Parnassus and Mission Bay campuses for genitourinary reconstruction. She is also interested in redefining transitional urology care in order to improve the care of pediatric patients with congenital urologic problems who require further reconstruction and urologic care as adults.
Researchers
Professor
of Urology; Ob/Gyn & Reproductive Sciences; Pathology
, Peter R. Carroll, MD, MPH, Endowed Chair, Associate Chair Basic Science Research, Dept of Urology
Blelloch is a basic science researcher at the Parnassus campus of UCSF. His laboratory is interested in determining the molecular mechanisms that regulate stem cell differentiation and de-differentiation and how these mechanisms become deregulated in cancers such as prostate cancer.
Professor of
Epidemiology & Biostatistics; Urology
Dr. Chan is a professor of epidemiology & biostatistics and urology. Her research focuses on understanding how diet, exercise, hormones, and genetics contribute to prostate cancer incidence, progression, and death.
Professor Emeritus Urology
Dr Dahiya is basic science researcher located at the San Francisco Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center. He retired from UCSF in 2020.
Associate Professor, Goldberg-Benioff Program Chair in Prostate Cancer Translational Biology
Dr. Gilbert is a basic science researcher located in the Helen Diller Family Cancer Research Center at the Mission Bay campus of UCSF. The Gilbert laboratory's expertise is in synthetic biology, functional genomics and cancer biology with a goal of finding new ways to model and overcome drug resistance in advanced prostate cancer.
Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics and Department of Urology
Dr. Goodarzi is a basic science researcher located in the Helen Diller Family Cancer Research Center at the Mission Bay campus of UCSF. His multidisciplinary lab is focused on developing integrated computational and experimental strategies in order to uncover the underlying regulatory mechanisms that drive cancer progression and metastasis.
Physician Assistants
Physician Assistant
Stephanie Haiba Collier is a physician assistant who cares for patients with urological conditions, including cancers of the urinary system. She has 35 years of experience.She is passionate about delivering health care with a spirit of hope that enriches the lives of patients.
Nurse Practitioners
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Ms. Arnhym sees patients at the Mission Bay campus of the UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital and at the Marin Clinic in Greenbrae. She is an expert in bowel and bladder dysfunction in otherwise healthy children co-authoring the “Guide to Treating Your Child’s Constipation, Wetting and Urinary Tract Infection” booklet.
Nurse Practitioner
Krisztina Emodi is a nurse practitioner who cares for patients with cancers of the genital and urinary systems, specializing particularly in kidney and bladder cancer.
Nurse Practitioner
Bethany Geleris sees patients at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland specialzing in comprehensive urologic care to pediatric patients utilizing evidenced based practice and advanced clinical assessment in diagnosis, treatment, and management of acute and chronic urologic concerns.
Nurse Practitioner, Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland
Ms. Huang sees patients at the UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital of Oakland where she provides comprehensive urologic assessments and develops patient centered treatment plans for children in hospital and outpatient settings